Rodney E. Slater

Rodney Slater
13th United States Secretary of Transportation
In office February 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Federico Peña
Succeeded by	Norman Mineta
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
In office June 3, 1993[1] – February 14, 1997
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Thomas D. Larson
Succeeded by	Kenneth R. Wykle
Personal details
Born	Rodney Earl Slater (1955-02-23) February 23, 1955 (age 69) Marianna, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Eastern Michigan University (BA) University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (JD)

Rodney Earl Slater (born February 23, 1955) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the United States Secretary of Transportation under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. Prior to being appointed to the Clinton Cabinet, Slater served as the administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from 1993 to 1997.